Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) Passes 2 Bipartisan Bills Through the U.S. House Investing in and Protecting U.S. Innovation

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Haley Stevens (D-MI) led floor debate to pass eight pieces of bipartisan legislation to secure America’s leadership in science, STEM, and innovation in the mid-21st century, including 2 bills she authored or co-authored, the DOE and NSF Interagency Research Act and theU.S. Research Protection Act. 

“The House passage of the bipartisan DOE & NSF Interagency Research Act and the U.S. Research Protection Act, alongside six other pieces of legislation to invest in our critical federal scientific enterprise is exactly what we should be doing in the Congress,” said Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI). “By enhancing collaboration between the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation, my DOE & NSF Interagency Research Act will drive the development of next-generation technologies, secure supply chains, and train the future STEM workforce to ensure the United States wins the mid-21st century. The U.S. Research Protection Act strengthens the CHIPS Act, which I helped write, by providing much-needed clarity to ensure our agencies, institutions, and researchers can effectively protect our nation against adversarial threats. Each of these bills have now passed the House twice, and I encourage the Senate to take them up for speedy passage.”

Rep. Stevens is a leading voice for innovation, manufacturing, and outcompeting the Chinese Communist Party. Since being sworn in in 2019, she has had 5 science bills signed into law across two Administrations. 

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